Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 木別子 |
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| Formal name | 木鼈子 | |
| Japanese name | もくべつし, Mokubetsushi | |
| Vernacular name | Mubiezi | |
| Latin name | Momordicae Semen (CP) | |
| English name | Cochinchina Momordica Seed (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng., (Mokubetsushi) | |
| Family name | Cucurbitaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | People's Republic of China, Hohhot City , Mongolian drug Station, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | |
| Collection date | 1994/07/25 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 15120 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 木鼈子, Mubiezi, Momordicae SemenCP, Cochinchina Momordica SeedCP | |||||
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| Original plant name | Momordica cochinchinensis Sprengel, (Mokubetsushi) | |||||
| Family name | Cucurbitaceae | |||||
| Used part | mature seed | |||||
| Official compendium | CP (2025 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | It is used as an anti-inflammatory and detoxifying agent for carbuncles, breast abscesses, malignant sores, hemorrhoids, and scrofula. It is used mainly for external application. Caution should be exercised regarding the dosage and method of administration when taken orally. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | External drugs | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Cool; bitter and mild sweet; toxic. [Meridian Tropism] Liver, spleen and stomach meridians. [Actions] To dissipate binds and disperse swelling, expel toxin and treat sore. [Indications] Sore and ulcer, swelling and toxin, acute mastitis, scrofula, hemorrhoids and fistula, dry ringworm, favus. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Triterpenoids (*C1): Momordic acid（種子, 根茎/seed, rhizome） Triterpenoid saponins (*C1): Momordin（根/root） Sterols (*C1): alpha-Spinasterol（根茎/rhizome） Other nitrogen containing compounds (*C1): Pipecolic acid（種子/seed） | |||||
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| Pharmacological effect | Anti-hypertensive effects (aqueous and ethanol extracts). | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Cervical lymphadenopathy, Pyogenic dermatosis | |||||
| Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||||
| References | CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 220-221. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/10/01 | |||||
